Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

In the year following the Battle of Wuchang in 1911 (that is, 1912), after Yuan Shikai won the power in Beijing, China entered the period of the Beiyang Warlords; on June 6, 1916, after Yuan Shikai sat for 82 days and died of the "Hongxian" Emperor, China entered the It started the period of the Beiyang warlords' melee.Small battles are not counted, but there are major battles that shocked the whole country: the Battle of Zhiwan, the First World War of Zhifeng, and the Second World War of Zhifeng. At the end of 1924, until the end of World War II, the Feng faction warlord Zhang Zuolin was in charge of the Beijing regime. Will it be peaceful for a few years? All discerning people shake their heads.Because after Fengzhang's victory, various factions were preparing for a new war, and Sun Chuanfang was an active one.

While worshiping Jinlan with Zhang Zongchang and Feng Yuxiang, Sun Chuanfang secretly dispatched his two elite troops: Xie Hongxun of the Fourth Division returned to Zhejiang, and Lu Xiangting of the Second Division went to Yixing to prepare for battle.In addition, he sent people to Kaifeng to win over Yue Weijun, and expressed his goodwill to Xiao Yaonan, the governor of Hubei; Persuaded Fang Benren, Jiangxi Military Affairs Supervision Office, and Deng Ruzhuo, Northern Jiangxi Guardian, to form an alliance with him and act together. The Anwu Army, the local army in Anhui Province, was very disgusted with Jiang Deng, who was sent by Zhang to select the governor of Anhui, and was about to expel it. The main one was Wang Pu, the son-in-law of Ni Sichong, the backbone of the Anhui Clique.Wang Pu heard that Sun Chuanfang was raising money to fight against Feng, so he gladly and courageously sent the warlords of Zhi and Anhui in Jiangsu to scatter the soldiers Chen Tiaoyuan, Bai Baoshan, Ma Yuren, Zhang Renkui, Ma Xiangbin and other guards and guards. Hateful to the bone, they actively sent people to Hangzhou to contact Sun Chuanfang and jointly oppose Feng.

Receiving sympathy from all directions, Sun Chuanfang's back became stiff, and he felt that at this time in the southeast, he would definitely succeed in fighting against Feng.So, on October 7, 1925, Sun Chuanfang convened a pre-war general mobilization meeting with representatives from five provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian (the people of Zhou Yin also followed Sun Chuanfang), Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi in Hangzhou.At the meeting, Sun Chuanfang led the commander-in-chief of the "Allied Forces of Five Provinces" himself, divided the Allied Forces into five armies, and arranged offensive routes respectively.

Sun Chuanfang was impatient to win. On the third day of the Hangzhou Five-Province Conference, that is, on October 10, he quietly assembled his three divisions to the Taihu Lake area, and played the "Taihu Autumn Exercise" Huangzi to show the victory. Feng Jun launched a general attack. At this time, another coincidence happened: Zhang Zongchang, the Feng faction warlord who was stationed in Shanghai, after enjoying himself for a while, suddenly became sober: Zhang Zuolin only let him fight big battles, but he still didn't give him any territory. "Anhui was chosen by Jiang Deng, and Jiangsu was chosen by Yang Yuting. What about my territory?" Zhang Zongchang and Sun Chuanfang became "Jinlan" brothers. Sun Chuanfang was the governor of Zhejiang. "I was fooled, I just rob other people's land!" Even the source of wealth in Shanghai is not Zhang Zongchang's, but Xing Shilian's.In a rage, Zhang Zongchang made up his mind: "Let Xing Shilian guard Shanghai, I have to find a quiet place to rest!" Zhang Zongchang actually withdrew all his troops in Shanghai to the north of the Yangtze River, and his base camp was located in Xuzhou went.

After Sun Chuanfang's anti-Feng war started, the troops quickly approached Shanghai from Yixing and Liyang.Zhang Zongchang's army had already withdrawn, and Xing Shilian's guards could not fight a big battle. The guard commander saw that Sun Chuanfang's army was coming fiercely, so he ran away without firing a single shot. On the 16th, Sun Chuanfang, Xia Chao, and Zhou Yinren issued a joint statement, listing the crimes committed by the Fengjun Army and declaring a military crusade. Sun Chuanfang, who was stationed in Shanghai, did not spend his days and nights like Zhang Zongchang, but first issued a strict order: close all brothels and karaoke halls, and military officers who have brothels will be subject to military law.At the same time, Lu Xiangting and Xie Hongxun were ordered to go west to Nanjing.

The general trend of Fengjun Jiangnan was gone, Su Du Yang Yuting saw that Sun Jun was approaching Nanjing, and wanted to resist for a few more days, firstly, he was unable to do what he wanted, and secondly, Chen Tiaoyuan rose up to "respond internally". Yang Ziting, who had only been in office for 18 days, had to flee Nanjing in a hurry. Pukou fled to the north. Both Shanghai and Ningxia belonged to Sun Chuanfang, and Governor Xiao Yaonan of Hubei, Governor Fang Benren of Jiangxi, and the Anwu Army of Anhui Province responded by calling.Jiang Dengxuan, the warlord sent by Zhang to Anhui, secretly abandoned the city.In this way, without a fierce battle, all the Feng troops in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River disappeared, and Sun Chuanfang became the "king of the southeast."

Zhang Zongchang retreated to Xuzhou, Xing Shilian lost to Shanghai, Yang Yuting lost to Nanjing, Jiang Deng lost to Anhui, and Zhang Zuolin's blueprint plan suddenly came to naught.He became uneasy in Tianjin. "With Zhang Zongchang's strength, he will not retreat. Why didn't he retreat to Xuzhou after the first battle?" He wanted to call Zhang Zongchang in front of him and scold him severely. However, he didn't do that. "No, Nan Bantian has to stand up to him. If he is annoyed, he will be desperate." Thinking about it again, he seems to understand: "Zhang Zongchang has been treated badly!" Zhang Zuolin is also a person with a strong desire for power.Thinking of others with his own heart, he felt sorry for Zhang Zongchang. "He doesn't have his territory in the north, and he doesn't have his territory in the south. He's not balanced!"

Zhang Zuolin hurried from Tianjin to Beijing, met Duan Zhizheng of the ruling government, and seemed to describe the situation in the south, and then said: "Actually, I treated Zhang Xiaokun badly. Whether it was fighting straight or going south, he has made military exploits. There is only one way now, please support the government." Duan Qirui was pushed to power by the Feng Clan, of course, he had to listen to Zhang Zuolin.So he said: "Yu Shuai, if you have anything to say, just say it, if it can be done, I will definitely do it." du8.com copyright Zhang Zuolin said: "Zhang Xiaokun is now retreating from Xuzhou, and if he retreats, the south will be over. I think so, should he be given a seat in Shandong? He will not retreat again if he has Shandong. As long as he does not retreat, the south will be destroyed." Don't worry about it."

Duan Qirui was startled: "Zhang Zuolin wants Shandong!"Shandong is now led by his subordinate Zheng Shiqi.Lu Yongxiang in Zhejiang is finished, and if Zheng Shiqi is driven away in Shandong, Duan Qirui will not even have a piece of land.He is hesitating. Seeing Duan Qirui's hesitation, Zhang Zuolin understood a thing or two in his heart.Then he said: "I also understand the difficulty of the boss. This is a last resort! I think so, let Zhang Xiaokun lead Shandong temporarily, and once the situation in the south is better, or Zhejiang or Jiangxi, any province is given to him, and Shandong will still be returned to Governor Zheng." , wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds.”

After all, Duan Qirui was holding Feng Zhang's bowl, so he couldn't do without agreeing.I had to say: "Okay then, let me do Zheng Shiqi's work." "Zhang Xiaokun's appointment..." "It can be written." Zhang Zuolin returned to Tianjin with the letter of appointment given to Zhang Zongchang by the executive government as the "Shandong Governor", and then called Zhang Zongchang from Xuzhou.As soon as we met, he said apologetically: "Xiao Kun, there are a lot of things going on during this period, my mind is messed up, and the things I think about are not easy to handle. No, your business has been dragged on until today." Then, Put the letter of appointment in front of him. "When you arrive in Shandong, there will always be a piece of land, and I feel at ease."

Zhang Zongchang smiled dreamily when he saw that he had served as the governor of Shandong. "Master, Xiao Kun thank you!" "Thank you, this matter should have been done long ago." "Then..." Zhang Zongchang was eager to take over the ground, and wanted to take office immediately. Zhang Zuolin spoke again. "Xiaokun, the south is still in a tight spot, and you have to take care of it. At least stabilize Jiangsu and Anhui..." Zhang Zongchang was honest and straightforward, and quickly said: "Marshal, don't worry about this matter, I will go back to Shanghai. I will go to Shandong after the Shanghai affairs are settled." "It's very important to do so, you go back and lead the team to the south." Zhang Zuolin said, "Is there any difficulty?" "No difficulty." "Okay, you go back." Zhang Zuolin said when he said goodbye to Zhang Zongchang: "Well, if you go south and recover Nanjing, you will first be the aftermath supervisor of Jiangsu. There is a title, and it will be easy to handle. Anhui will take it back, just Let the teacher Chang Shi Congbin do the aftermath supervision. You are all in charge of the army and have the ability to manage the local security." "According to the Commander-in-Chief." Zhang Zongchang left Tianjin and hurried back to Xuzhou. With the site promise, Zhang Zuolin transferred enough live cattle and sheep, brandy and foreign wine, and famous cigarettes from the Cannon Fort from Beijing to "fill" Zhang Zongchang's 5,000 White Russian troops. Zhang Zongchang and Shi Congbin, commander of the 17th Division, He led them to rush south from Xuzhou in an armored vehicle, and met Sun Chuanfang's northward army in Bengbu, an important town on Jinpu Road. In order to win the battle, Sun Chuanfang came to direct the battle in person.One wants to conquer the five provinces, and the other wants to win Jiangsu, Anhui and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The battle was very fierce from the beginning: Sun Jun used the crowd tactics and rushed straight at the armored vehicles; Zhang Jun had beef, mutton and foreign wine, Holding brandy in one hand and a large gun with a bayonet in the other, those White Russian soldiers rushed at Sun Jun like wild animals.Sun Jun suffered a heavy sacrifice. Sun Chuanfang found out that the White Russian army was all desperadoes and went to battle with foreign wine, so he changed his tactics and adopted the method of long-distance bombardment.One shot hit the past, causing many casualties, and the infantry chased after them, cleaning up and wounding the enemy.In the end, Bengbu was finally occupied, and more than half of the White Russian army was killed and injured, and more than 300 people were captured alive. After Sun Jun captured the White Russian soldiers, in order to avenge the dead brothers, he hung them alive on a tree and beat them to death as if they were alive. After Shi Congbin, commander of the Fifth Division of the Feng Army, withdrew from Bengbu, he was still fighting north of Bengbu with armored vehicles.Fight bravely! Sun Jun's Shangguan Yunxiang regiment was fighting on the front line. He put aside the frontal battle, went around to the back of Shibu and overturned the railway track on the north side of Guzhen Bridge, and then cooperated with the friendly army to attack from north to south. The army was wiped out.Shi Congbin also became a prisoner of Sun Jun.The Feng army failed completely, and Zhang Zongchang took the remaining defeated soldiers to Jinan and Tianjin. Sun Chuanfang sat in the base camp in Bengbu, watching the news of victory sent by the various armies: smiling, shaking his head, he said to himself happily: "Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin, I didn't expect you to have today!" When excited, Sun Chuanfang shouted: "Bring the wine!" Someone answered "Yes!" Sun Chuanfang called again: "Smoke!" For a moment, all the wine and smoking utensils were in front of him.The guard beside him opened the wine bottle, lit the cigarette lamp, and helped him onto the bed.Sun Chuanfang fell sideways beside the lantern. This is a very abnormal phenomenon. Sun Chuanfang likes to smoke (opium), but he is not very interested in alcohol, and never smokes opium with a wine glass.Today, he is so happy that he is a little carried away: escaped from the embarrassment of Fujian, easily occupied Zhejiang, Shanghai, Nanjing, and now he has occupied Bengbu, an important town in the north of the Yangtze River. He, Sun Chuanfang, has become Megatron's half-China hero from a stray dog, can he not be happy?! What will he be like next? What kind of character? Even he himself can't tell.Holding the wine and smoking the cigarette, he swallowed, vomited, panted, and sighed. He couldn't tell whether the wine stimulated him or the smoke stimulated him. Just when Sun Chuanfang was in a daze, someone shouted outside the door: "Report!" "Yes." Sun Chuanfang responded. A waiting guard walked in. "Is there something wrong?" Sun Chuanfang asked. "Commander," was what his noncommissioned officers called him.This title started when he was the governor of Fujian; after he was a tour envoy to Fujian and Zhejiang, it became more justified. "Master Xie sent two battalion commanders to escort a captured officer to see you." "A captive is a captive, and an officer is an officer. Can't you tell the difference?" Sun Chuanfang glared.He also said: "Since he is a prisoner, he should be put in a military prison." "Report to the commander-in-chief." The guard said, "Master Xie has a letter, and the battalion commander must give it to you in person." "Well, let him in." A battalion commander came in and saluted him politely. "Report to the Commander..." As he spoke, he held the letter in both hands. Sun Chuanfang took the letter and saw that it was indeed written by Xie Hongxun, the commander of his Fourth Division.Xie Hongxun wrote to the effect that although Shi Congbin, Commander of the 17th Division of the Fengjun Army, was a prisoner, he thought he was a famous general (Shi Shi was admiral) and he was over seventy years old, so he hoped to treat him favorably.After reading the letter, Sun Chuanfang was shocked: "It's him?!" In Sun Chuanfang's impression, Shi Congbin is a person who should be admired very much, an army general, over seventy years old, and has a long-standing reputation among soldiers.Sun Chuanfang thought: "If Shi Congbin can be kept for my own use, he will be a rare general!" He loves generals.But then I thought again: "Shi Congbin is Zhang Zuolin's confidant, can he really be used by me? In case he is a Guan Yunchang-style character, in Cao Ying, his heart is in Han, and one day he becomes a traitor, I don't want to die because of him My subordinates! No, we can’t keep him.” After drinking a glass of wine, he thought again: “Is that okay to kill a captive general?” Sun Chuanfang was a little bit trying to gain fame again, and he was afraid that someone would call him narrow-minded and not a good man. To stay or to kill? Sun Chuanfang couldn't make up his mind.He put down his wine glass and pipe, held Xie Hongxun's letter in his hand, and frowned tightly—in the past, when encountering major issues, he always listened to Yang Wenkai and the others.Now, Yang Wenkai has gone somewhere, and Lu Xiangting is not with him. The "Three Brothers of Life and Death" were not around, and Xie Hongxun hoped that he would "treat" Shi Congbin "kindly". What should he do? He had no idea. After all, Sun Chuanfang can only be regarded as a reckless hero. He can only understand life from the reality of the rise and fall of various warlords. He believes that "poison" is the husband, and he believes in force. "When fighting for territory, fists are the most affordable, and fame and reputation can't make a fortune. A man of high integrity can only win the world!" Sun Chuanfang smiled coldly, "I have my own ideas." He said to the battalion commander: "You bring Shi Congbin to me, and I will 'treat' him favorably." The battalion commander agreed with a "yes." He withdrew.After a while, Shi Congbin was brought in.Shi Congbin came in.He said softly, "Master, you have worked hard!" Sun Chuanfang was half lying on the bed, watching the still sparkling smoke lamp, and slowly raised his head, only to see Shi Congbin's gray temples, silver beard, square face wrinkled and still blessed. With thick eyebrows and big eyes, he still has the demeanor of a general.In particular, he was dressed in a general's uniform, with a look of tiger prestige, which was admirable; what's more, he had an air of neither humble nor overbearing, as if he was coming to be a guest for a banquet.Sun Chuanfang was just at the time when he was arrogant and arrogant, and he couldn't see others' prestige in front of him.He was already intent on murdering, but now that he saw this, he was even more angry: "You have become my prisoner, and you are still wearing the uniform of a general. Which army are you the general of? Lost soldiers and generals, lost the city and land, you still go to the army!" General, a straw bag!" Sun Chuanfang looked at Shi Congbin and smiled.He said slowly: "Mr. Shi, how are you! Aren't you here to be the supervisor of Anhui's aftermath? Why are you here?" Shi Congbin immediately felt that "the situation is not good", and he felt that Sun Chuanfang would not treat him favorably.So, he still said calmly: "In war, there are always winners and losers, it's not surprising." Sun Chuanfang smirked, "Hey!" Then said: "You, you will never enjoy the taste of victory again!" Sun Chuanfang's murder plan is determined, but Shi Congbin has no illusions.He looked up and laughed wildly "hahaha", and said: "It is said that Sun Xinyuan is a magnanimous and courteous corporal, so the name does not match the reality! It can be seen that the world has 'misunderstood' you." "Because you are no longer a 'soldier', you are a defeated enemy and a prisoner of mine." Sun Chuanfang was domineering, and the arrogance of a victor made Shi Congbin see through his intentions.So, he just sneered frankly. "Why, you are not convinced?" Sun Chuanfang said again. "It's not about obedience or disobedience," Shi Congbin said. "You kill me, just by raising your hand." But I can tell you frankly that your loss is much greater than mine!" "This account can't be compared!" Sun Chuanfang still laughed coldly. "Because we are no longer people living in the same world." Shi Congbin stopped talking, straightened his clothes calmly, straightened his chest, and turned around. At this moment, Yang Wenkai broke into Sun Chuanfang's house suddenly, and he dragged him into a secret room. He obviously understood Sun Chuanfang's determination to kill Shi Congbin, so he said, "Xin Yuan, in this kind of battle, we don't kill the prisoners. It is better to escort him to Nanjing and imprison him." Uncharacteristically, Sun Chuanfang patted the table and said, "If you and I were captured by them, wouldn't we be killed?" "It's better to treat this matter calmly, and don't act too hastily." But Sun Chuanfang said sharply: "Are you in charge or I in charge?" Yang saw that the persuasion was useless, so he retreated speechlessly. Sun Chuanfang walked out of the room, remained silent for a moment, and said, "General Shi, Marshal Zhang wants you to go to Anhui to be a supervisor. You can take office immediately!" ——A prominent general in the army was beheaded after being taken prisoner.However, Sun Chuanfang did not expect that 10 years later, he would die at the hands of Shi Congbin's daughter.This is a later story, so I won't repeat it for now. After killing Shi Congbin, Sun Chuanfang became even more complacent, and he continued to march northward. On November 5th, Sun Chuanfang occupied Xuzhou. Xuzhou is located at the junction of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. Since the Chu and Han Dynasties, major wars have often occurred here.Jiuli Mountain, where Han Xin lay in ambush from all sides, and Zifang Mountain, where Zhang Liang's iron flute blew away the king's soldiers of Chu, are all in Xuzhou.Xuzhou is a land that must be won if you want to dominate the Central Plains.Now that Sun Chuanfang has occupied Xuzhou, I am so excited! What makes Sun Chuanfang even more excited is the large amount of supplies left by the Feng army in Xuzhou—Zhang Zongchang plundered from Shanghai and Nanjing, and Zhang Zuolin supplied him from Beijing and Tianjin. There are more than 150 trains for the sample materials, because Zhang Zongchang retreated in a hurry and did not transfer in time, so they all stayed in Xuzhou.Looking at the piles of baggage, clothing, and fodder, Sun Chuanfang smiled. "Back then, Zhang Zifang played the iron flute together. Besieged on all sides, Xiang Yu, who was 'powerful to pull the mountain and surpass the world', was forced to throw himself into Wujiang River. Now, my Sun Xinyuan's army is triumphant at the foot of Zifang Mountain, and Zhang Yuting is about to throw himself into Heilongjiang!" After Sun Chuanfang occupied Xuzhou, he had territory, supplies, and powerful troops.Carried away for a few days, I don't know how to move the next move? I don't even think about it.Today I lead staff and consultants to visit the ancient battlefield in front of Jiuli Mountain, hoping to pick up old swords and guns there; Go to the horse stage and relive the majesty of Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, who "plays horses in the autumn wind"...but he really turned "Xuzhou into Bianzhou!" One day, his life and death brothers Yang Wenkai and Lu Xiangting suddenly walked into his small living room.The three of them faced each other, holding tea in their hands, and chatted with each other in different moods. Yang Wenkai asked worriedly: "Xinyuan, it's been a while since we went north, Fengjun has been driven back to the north by us, and the affairs of Xuzhou are settled, what is the next move, do you think about it?" Sun Chuanfang shivered coldly, and asked back: "Have you thought about it?" Yang Wenkai knew that Sun Chuanfang's foresight was insufficient, so he said: "I thought about it, but I didn't think carefully." It's time for chess." So, with modesty, he waited for Yang's opinion. Yang Wenkai said: "In my opinion, there are two ways to move the next chess game: one is to take advantage of the victory to attack Tianjin and drive Zhang Zuolin out of Shanhaiguan. Then ask Duan Qirui to give up his seat to the third master (Cao Kun, Ranked third, and his subordinates respectfully call him "Third Master"), reopening a new situation for the Zhi family!" "Good!" Sun Chuanfang shouted without thinking. "However," Yang Wenkai changed the subject: "Although Zhang Zongchang retreated to the north, his main force was not seriously injured; Zhang Zuolin's main force in Beijing and Tianjin was also intact. Sure enough, we can't succeed in one fell swoop. Will we go back to Zhang's braid?" the old way—a fiasco?" At the mention of Zhang Xun, Sun Chuanfang trembled again.Yes, when Zhang Shaoxuan was full of confidence in the restoration, he led the braided army northward from Xuzhou, but once he "went up", he never "went down".Sun Chuanfang thought: "How much 'family property' does Zhang Zuolin have? Can we drive him out of Shanhaiguan?" He felt that he had no "foundation" in his heart.So, after a moment of silence, he asked again: "Brother Kai, tell me again that Yang Wenkai sipped his tea and said: "Secondly, the troops retreated to the south of the Yangtze River and established their own, firm base.With strong soldiers and strong horses, it is not too late to go to Beitu. " "It's a good move." Sun Chuanfang said, "I'm afraid it will take some time to do this." Lu Xiangting is obviously in favor of the second move.He hurriedly said: "'If you keep the green hills, why worry about having no firewood'! I think we are advancing by retreating." Sun Chuanfang had many thoughts, although he felt that it was reasonable to retreat, but how to retreat? He didn't know. "Tell me again, how can I retreat?" Yang Wenkai expressed his thoughts, Lu Xiangting made supplements, Sun Chuanfang was silent and excited, and finally, he patted his chest and said: "Okay, let's move to Nanjing tomorrow!"